“Speed Was a Factor” in Paul Walker’s Deadly Car Crash

Paul Walker, the star of films like Flags of Our Fathers, Into The Blue, and the popular Fast & Furious series, was killed in a car crash in Santa Clarita, California yesterday. According to reports, he was returning from a fundraising event for his charity Reach Out Worldwide. He was traveling in a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, which was being driven by a friend, when the sportscar lost control and slammed into a stationary object. CNN has declared that speed was a factor in the incident, and photographs of the scene show twisted tire marks leading to the crash site.

Walker, who leaves behind a 15-year-old daughter, was 40. In 2000, he appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair’s young Hollywood issue, alongside his The Fast and The Furious co-star Jordana Brewster and other up-and-coming young actors like Penelope Cruz and Selma Blair. Brewster took to her Twitter account to mourn the star today, writing: “Paul was pure light. I cannot believe he is gone.”